He was a key player in one of the earliest missions to explore the western frontier, including present day North Dakota. More ...

Pittsburgh has had many firsts over the years and one of them involves being the launching point for Lewis and Clark and ...

In 1804 an expeditionary force, under the command of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark embarked on their journey from the vicinity of Saint Louis all the way towards the West Coast of the United ...

A commemorative nickel with a picture of a keelboat on the Missouri River reminded me to check-up on Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery. Their anniversary was mentioned at the Inauguration ...

The Corps of Discovery made history in more ways than one. Under the command of Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second ...

When the Corps of Discovery arrived at Fort Clatsop, they were desperate for a way to preserve their food. Men were sent to the beach to extract salt from seawater.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - August 20, ___. Sergeant Charles Floyd, a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition, dies of what historians believe was a burst appendix. Floyd is the only known person to ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Members of the Sergeant Floyd Honor Guard are taking Siouxlanders on a journey back in time, this weekend. On Saturday, Aug. 16, the group put on a ‘living-history’ encampment on ...

The Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis. The crew traveled more than 8,000 miles over the course of two years after setting out for the Pacific Northwest. Thomas Jefferson sent the ...

Vol. 1. Up the Missouri to the Platte -- The Missouri from the Platte to the Vermilion River -- The Missouri from Vermilion to Teton River -- The Missouri from Teton River to the Mandans -- Wintering ...